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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Abortion
Barbara Bollier: Protect women's privacy in their medical decisions.
Barbara Bollier: Allow D&E abortion (dilation and evacuation).
Carl Brewer: Supports reproductive rights.
Chad Taylor: No prosecution of Planned Parenthood for lost reports.
Chase LaPorte: God's word directs us to protect unborn and innocent.
Dave Lindstrom: Committed to culture of life; opposes late-term abortions.
Dave Lindstrom: Led local fight against funding Planned Parenthood.
Derek Schmidt: Restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Derek Schmidt: Limited-government conservative who opposes abortion.
Greg Orman: Supports access to abortion services.
Jake LaTurner: Innocent unborn children are among our most vulnerable.
Jake LaTurner: Innocent unborn children are among our most vulnerable.
Jake LaTurner: Prohibit dismemberment abortion except for life of mother.
Jeff Colyer: Staunchly anti-abortion.
Jeff Colyer: Kansas prohibited slavery and prohibited abortion together.
Jeff Colyer: Restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Jerry Moran: Life from conception is sacred and must be defended.
Jim Slattery: Record in US Congress in support of abortion rights.
Joan Farr: Oppose abortion as a woman's unrestricted right.
Kathleen Sebelius: Don't restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Kevin Yoder: Restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Kris Kobach: Planned Parenthood like Nazi doctor.
Laura Kelly: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood.
Laura Kelly: Opposes tightening parental consent laws.
Laura Kelly: Allow D&E abortion (dilation and evacuation).
Laura Kelly: Don't restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Mark Holland: Defend the right of every woman to bodily autonomy.
Mark Holland: Women's rights are human rights; human rights not for sale.
Michael Soetaert: I didn't choose to be PRO-LIFE, LIFE CHOSE ME!
Milton Wolf: Human life begins at conception.
Pat Roberts: Staunch stance as an advocate for life and families.
Pat Roberts: Let insurance plans deny abortions based on employer beliefs.
Patrick Wiesner: A woman bears the burdens; so trust her judgment.
Randall Batson: Focus on alternatives such as adoption & foster children.
Randall Batson: Support abortion as a woman's right.
Roger Marshall: Opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funding for abortions.
Roger Marshall: Believes life begins at conception and should be protected.
Roger Marshall: Kansans for Life: national leader for pro-life legislation.
Ron Estes: Lead the fight to protect the unborn.
Ron Estes: Strong advocate for the unborn.
Sam Brownback: Need to permanently end tax funding for Planned Parenthood.
Sam Brownback: I dream of cherishing life at every stage.
Sam Brownback: Favors tightening parental consent laws.
Sam Brownback: Prohibit dismemberment abortion except for life of mother.
Susan Wagle: Favors tightening parental consent laws.
Susan Wagle: Prohibit dismemberment abortion except for life of mother.
Susan Wagle: Restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Tim Huelskamp: Restrict late term and partial birth abortions.
Wink Hartman: Protect life from conception to natural death.
Mark Holland: People of Kansas voted "hell no" to abortion ban.
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Budget & Economy
Barbara Bollier: Work to increase transparency in budgeting process.
Barbara Bollier: Infrastructure key to rural Kansas, including broadband.
Bill Graves: Reauthorize the Kansas state lottery.
Chad Taylor: Budget cuts threaten basic prosecutorial services.
Dave Lindstrom: National debt is a huge problem.
Dave Lindstrom: Growth in regulations affects ability to create jobs.
Derek Schmidt: Living within our means is a critical task for governors.
Derek Schmidt: Use budget surplus to pay down debt, cut taxes.
Greg Orman: Report federal spending by strict accounting standards.
Greg Orman: Economic development plan instead of lazy tax cuts.
Joan Farr: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Laura Kelly: Address financial crisis without new taxes.
Laura Kelly: Funding & assistance to strengthen rural small businesses.
Mark Holland: Smart federal spending grows the public sector.
Mark Parkinson: Constitutionally require set-aside for emergency fund.
Milton Wolf: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity.
Pat Roberts: Ok to spend in time of war; otherwise don't be over-generous.
Patrick Wiesner: End Washington DC's "let's borrow money" culture.
Patrick Wiesner: Paying off the national debt is the duty of baby boomers.
Patrick Wiesner: Generate surpluses & not deficits; pay off our national debt.
Patrick Wiesner: Pay off $19T national debt over a period of 25 years.
Randall Batson: Market-led recovery instead of federal stimulus.
Roger Marshall: Get government out of the way, to allow prosperity.
Roger Marshall: Lower taxes & decreased regulation for American greatness.
Ron Estes: Returned $113M in unclaimed property, including tax refunds.
Ron Estes: Support a balanced budget amendment.
Ron Estes: We returned $65 million to Kansans to help grow the economy.
Sam Brownback: The days of "tax first, cut never" have come to an end.
Wink Hartman: Low balanced budget without political gridlock.
Wink Hartman: Run Kansas like a business.
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Civil Rights
Barbara Bollier: Validate transgender identity.
Barbara Bollier: Pass Equality Act; end ban on trans service members.
Barbara Bollier: Left GOP over anti-transgender language in party platform.
Barbara Bollier: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.
Carl Brewer: Protect civil rights, not judge morality.
Chad Taylor: Successfully prosecuted 9-year-long rape case.
Chad Taylor: Advocate for equality, including equal pay for equal work.
Chad Taylor: Make bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
Charlie Hardy: Equal pay for equal work.
Chase LaPorte: I believe in the Biblical standard for marriage.
Derek Schmidt: Would have signed vetoed transgender athlete ban.
George W. Bush: Education, housing, and hiring must be equal for all.
Greg Orman: Government should not prohibit same-sex marriage.
Howard Phillips: Censorship is dumbing down our children.
Jake LaTurner: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
Jean Carnahan: Advocated for Equal Rights Amendment.
Jeff Colyer: No commitment to protecting LGBT workers from discrimination.
Jeff Colyer: No executive order banning LGBT worker discrimination.
Joan Farr: Don'tegally require hiring more women/minorities.
Joan Farr: Oppose same-sex marriage.
John McCain: We don't need laws against Spanish language & culture.
Kathleen Sebelius: 2007: Prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity.
Kris Kobach: Do nothing to protect the rights of LGBT workers.
Laura Kelly: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.
Mark Holland: Stop criminalizing gender identity & other social issues.
Mark Parkinson: Embrace diversity rather than rejecting new citizens.
Michael Soetaert: I am a GAY, PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT.
Milton Wolf: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
Patrick Wiesner: Marriage for two same-sex persons making a life commitment.
Randall Batson: Opposes affirmative action.
Randall Batson: Indifferent to same-sex marriage.
Roger Marshall: Supported ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Ron Estes: Kansas ABLE: tax-free savings for people with disabilities.
Sam Brownback: 2015: Repeal ban on gender identity discrimination.
Sam Brownback: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
Susan Wagle: Coronavirus church restrictions violate rights.
Susan Wagle: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
Derek Schmidt: No biological males competing in women's sports.
Laura Kelly: Let local school boards decide on transgender women's sports.
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Corporations
Laura Kelly: Experiment of no taxes on businesses drained our budget.
Patrick Wiesner: CPA who owns a tax, bankruptcy, and business law practice.
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Crime
Barbara Bollier: Supports the Justice in Policing Act.
Barry Grissom: Clean up gang activity; target child sex offenders.
Carl Brewer: Ensure safety with adequate funding and staffing.
Chase LaPorte: I believe in maintaining a strong National Guard presence.
Derek Schmidt: Backed the honorable men and women in law enforcement.
Jeff Colyer: Caitlin's Law: strengthen penalties for repeat DUI offenders.
Joan Farr: Stricter punishment reduces crime.
Kris Kobach: Supports death penalty and mandatory minimums.
Randall Batson: Eliminate mandatory minimums; balance with rehabilitation.
Randall Batson: Strongly opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime.
Roger Marshall: Protests okay, but we have to be a land of law and order.
Roger Marshall: Racism is wrong, but condemn defunding the police.
Derek Schmidt: Death penalty appropriate in some circumstances .
Laura Kelly: Abolish the state's death penalty.
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Drugs
Barbara Bollier: Supports decriminalization of marijuana.
Carl Brewer: Legalize recreational marijuana to diversify farm crops.
Chad Taylor: Successfully prosecuted case on hallucinogenic level-2 drugs.
Chad Taylor: Legalizing marijuana may decrease crime & increase revenue.
Derek Schmidt: Sued to strike down city marijuana decriminalization.
Derek Schmidt: People influenced by chemical substances hurt innocents.
Derek Schmidt: CBD seller has no right to sue state over police raid.
Greg Orman: Legalize medical marijuana & decriminalize recreational use.
Jeff Colyer: Scourge of opioid and meth epidemics affect everyone.
Jeff Colyer: No proof that marijuana treats any medical conditions.
Joan Farr: Marijuana is not a gateway drug.
Kris Kobach: Stricter punishment for importing & selling drugs.
Kris Kobach: Skeptical of medical marijuana; we can't limit it.
Laura Kelly: Supports medical marijuana and treatment over incarceration.
Patrick Wiesner: Failure to stop opioid drug trade is a failure of government.
Patrick Wiesner: Legalizing pot would be surrender, but treat addicts who ask.
Randall Batson: Legalization yields better results than current turf wars.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports legalizing marijuana.
Roger Marshall: Supports cultivation of industrial hemp.
Roger Marshall: Willing to consider medical use but not convinced.
Derek Schmidt: Medical marijuana with appropriate guardrails.
Laura Kelly: Pay for Medicaid expansion with proceeds from medical pot.
Laura Kelly: Time for Kansas to finally legalize medical marijuana.
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Education
Barbara Bollier: Ensure every student a high quality K-12 education.
Barbara Bollier: Opposes making college free for everyone.
Barbara Bollier: Private schools have no requirements for accountability.
Bill Graves: More funding for special education and parental services.
Carl Brewer: Same resources for urban/rural schools as wealthy districts.
Chase LaPorte: Kansas schools are inadequately staffed and under-funded.
Dave Lindstrom: Get federal government out of the student loan business.
Derek Schmidt: Pledged to oppose "divisive" education about race & history.
Derek Schmidt: Defended tax cuts while keeping schools underfunded.
Greg Orman: National innovation for high student achievement.
Howard Phillips: Separate education from state, or it's establishing religion.
Howard Phillips: Education debate today is about sex & crime.
Howard Phillips: Schools sponsor the official state religion of humanism.
Jeff Colyer: My (Re) Employment Plan: KANSASWORKS technical education.
Jeff Colyer: Invest in early childhood education & invest in our future.
Jeff Colyer: Increased investments in K-12 Education.
Jerry Moran: Make it easier for lower income Kansans to attend college.
Joan Farr: Oppose vouchers for school choice.
John Kerry: Chides Bush for not fully funding No Child Left Behind.
Kathleen Sebelius: Education First: Target additional $300M where most needed.
Kathleen Sebelius: Minimize the need for college tuition increases.
Kathleen Sebelius: Review district finances and bring efficiency.
Kathleen Sebelius: Pay teachers adequately and provide them with health care.
Kris Kobach: End in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
Kris Kobach: No unfunded mandates; yes charters & vouchers.
Laura Kelly: Expand pre-K programs; fully fund our K-12 schools.
Laura Kelly: Funding schools top budget priority, this year & every year.
Mark Holland: Public schools are backbone of local economic development.
Mark Parkinson: World-class public school system is investment in future.
Milton Wolf: Block federal mandates such as Common Core.
Patrick Wiesner: More revenue to increase K-12 funding and college funding.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports parents choosing schools via vouchers.
Roger Marshall: Not taxpayer responsibility to bear burden of student debt.
Roger Marshall: Supported public service loan forgiveness program.
Ron Estes: Oppose government telling us how to educate our children.
Ron Estes: More visibility for Learning Quest college savings program.
Sam Brownback: More education money should be going to instruction.
Sam Brownback: TeachersKan: scholarship program for Kansas college students.
Sam Brownback: Court-ordered education funding won't solve every problem.
Wesley Clark: Decries lack of funding for No Child Left Behind.
Wink Hartman: Solemn state responsibility to ensure education resources.
Laura Kelly: My budgets will fully fund schools every year I'm Governor.
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Energy & Oil
Barbara Bollier: Invest in green energy opportunities to create jobs.
Barbara Bollier: Opposed repealing state renewable energy standard.
Chad Taylor: Wind cowboys maintain fields of windmills in west Kansas.
Derek Schmidt: Suing Biden for trying to implement Green New Deal.
Jerry Moran: Support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy.
Joan Farr: Don't prioritize green energy.
Kris Kobach: Develop traditional energy resources, plus ANWR.
Laura Kelly: For alternative energy that benefits the state, like wind.
Mark Holland: Needn't choose between vibrant economy and a livable planet.
Mark Parkinson: Bring wind farms and green jobs to Kansas.
Milton Wolf: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Patrick Wiesner: Support the Keystone Pipeline, with environmental safeguards.
Patrick Wiesner: End tax credits for wind energy & biofuel--they're gimmicks.
Patrick Wiesner: Remove tax credits for wind energy & agri-biodiesel fuels.
Patrick Wiesner: Build Keystone pipeline without environmental mistakes.
Randall Batson: Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy.
Roger Marshall: Voted for a resolution opposing a carbon tax.
Sam Brownback: New wind energy projects; make KS the Renewable State.
Sam Brownback: I dream of Kansas exporting wind power across America.
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Environment
Carl Brewer: Community partnerships to clean up polluted Superfund sites.
Chad Taylor: Good farmers use best practices, as stewards of the land.
Greg Orman: We can protect our environment AND create jobs.
Greg Orman: Rein in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Howard Phillips: Property rights are ours, not government's.
Joan Farr: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Kris Kobach: Relax rules on logging & recreational usage.
Laura Kelly: Opposes cuts to EPA's funding; environment needs protection.
Mark Holland: Let EPA regulate CO2 emissions.
Pat Roberts: For early farm bill, but final bill had too many subsidies.
Patrick Wiesner: Why do we waste effort on lesser prairie chicken regulation?
Randall Batson: Indifferent to whether there's a 'right' against pollution.
Roger Marshall: Puddles are not wetlands; ditches are not navigable streams.
Roger Marshall: Overturn EPA rules surrounding Waters of the US.
Ron Estes: Fight the intrusive arm of the EPA.
Sam Brownback: Stewardship for water resources to lengthen useful life.
Sam Brownback: I dream of a Kansas known as the Renewable State.
Laura Kelly: Fully fund State Water Plan; water supply is diminishing.
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Families & Children
Chad Taylor: Successfully prosecuted case on child sexual exploitation.
Dave Lindstrom: Raise cap for tax free accounts for dependent care.
Derek Schmidt: Combat the serious problem of elder abuse.
Jean Carnahan: Workplace child-care & more commitment to families.
Jeff Colyer: Safe and professional workplace, free from sexual harassment.
Jeff Colyer: More child welfare staff; more family programs.
Jeff Colyer: Favors religious exemption for gay adoption.
Kris Kobach: Gay marriage makes it worse for traditional families.
Laura Kelly: Must fix broken foster care system.
Laura Kelly: Opposes religious exemption for gay adoption.
Laura Kelly: Reformed foster care, focused on kinship care.
Patrick Wiesner: Ancestors immigrated to Kansas; kids raised in Kansas.
Susan Wagle: Favors religious exemption for gay adoption.
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Foreign Policy
Barbara Bollier: Diplomacy is our first line of defense in national security.
Chad Taylor: Diplomatic solutions are always preferable.
Charlie Hardy: Most military people want peace-making foreign policies.
Dave Lindstrom: Focus of wars & alliances should be American interests.
Dave Lindstrom: Support of Israel benefits US strategically & economically.
Dick Cheney: Tenet rejects Cheney statements on Iraq/Al-Qaida connection.
George Tenet: Tenet rejects Cheney statements on Iraq/Al-Qaida connection.
Greg Orman: Eliminate our country's dependence on foreign creditors.
Joan Farr: Support American Exceptionalism.
Kris Kobach: Limit foreign aid; decrease UN support; keep Cuba embargo.
Mark Holland: Ukraine is a key regional strategic partner of the U.S.
Pat Roberts: Opposed UN ban on discrimination against disabilities.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports maintaining U.S. sovereignty from the U.N.
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Free Trade
Barbara Bollier: Farmers don't want aid: want to sell crops and livestock.
Chad Taylor: Trade has globalized US, but also exports jobs.
Dave Lindstrom: Farmers support Trump's trade war and tariffs.
Dave Lindstrom: Supports "fair trade" benefiting Americans over "free trade".
Jeff Colyer: Devastating impact on Kansas if NAFTA were to go away.
Jeff Colyer: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Joan Farr: Support & expand free trade.
Kris Kobach: Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO.
Laura Kelly: Kansas is an export state.
Laura Kelly: First Democratic governor for US/Canada/Mexico trade deal.
Mark Parkinson: Export planes, energy, & wheat to China, India, & Brazil.
Mike Pompeo: 2009: free trade among nations; 2019: trade war with China.
Pat Roberts: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Patrick Wiesner: Protect American companies against foreign dumping.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports expanding free trade.
Roger Marshall: Supported USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA.
Roger Marshall: Trump trade deals provides certainty to farmers.
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Government Reform
ACLU: Enforce voter registration despite Kansas contempt.
ACLU: Disallow checking citizenship papers to register to vote.
Barbara Bollier: Lobbying ban for ex-officials; overturn Citizens United.
Barbara Bollier: Prevent foreign election interference in bipartisan way.
Barbara Bollier: Make it easier to vote including same-day registration.
Chad Taylor: Require open meetings for water utility rate-setting.
Chase LaPorte: Transparency in government keep officials accountable.
Dave Lindstrom: Term limits: no more than 12 years House/Senate combined.
Dave Lindstrom: Eliminate Congressional pensions, let them save up.
Dave Lindstrom: Confirm constitutionalist judges who respect Rule of Law.
Derek Schmidt: Let legislature override governor's executive orders.
Derek Schmidt: Federal bill expanding voting rights is "hyper-partisan".
Derek Schmidt: Support Supreme Court challenge to 2020 election.
Greg Orman: Ballot requirements hinder 3rd-party candidates.
Greg Orman: Ban on PACs formed by congressional leaders.
Greg Orman: 12-year term limit for Congress.
Greg Orman: Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Jeff Colyer: 4-point plan to increase state government transparency.
Jeff Colyer: Supports voter ID requirements.
Jeff Colyer: For new Constitutional convention to limit federal power.
Jeff Colyer: Supported Texas challenge to 2020 presidential election.
Joan Farr: Don't make voter registration easier.
Kathleen Sebelius: Implemented $85 million in savings and efficiencies.
Kathleen Sebelius: Spending cut to provide a raise for state workers.
Kris Kobach: Fight widespread voter fraud with strict voting laws.
Kris Kobach: Tighten restrictions on voting.
Kris Kobach: Vice-chair of Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.
Kris Kobach: Contempt of court for blocking new voter registration.
Kris Kobach: Found in contempt for checking voter citizenship to register.
Mark Holland: Increase access for every citizen to cast legitimate ballots.
Mark Holland: Disclose campaign donors; end gerrymandering.
Mark Holland: Our democracy hangs in the balance; must be protected.
Milton Wolf: Photo ID for voting.
Pat Roberts: 2012: No transparency of PAC donors; 2014: Some transparency.
Pat Roberts: No term limits for Congress.
Patrick Wiesner: No lobbyist-drafted bills; Senators must read all bills.
Patrick Wiesner: Lobbyists should never be allowed to draft laws, nor donate.
Randall Batson: Indifferent to stricter enforcement of the right to vote.
Roger Marshall: Low voter turnout results from politicians not listening.
Ron Estes: Five-year ban on members of Congress working as lobbyists.
Sam Brownback: State Supreme Court justices should be elected not appointed.
Wink Hartman: Replace dysfunction in Topeka with stability.
Kris Kobach: Tough prove-your-citizenship rule for new voters.
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Gun Control
Barbara Bollier: Red flag legislation for temporary removal of firearms.
Barbara Bollier: Restrict assault rifles, impose limits on ammunition.
Barbara Bollier: Allow schools & localities to enact gun restrictions.
Chad Taylor: I'm a gun owner, but we need to enforce gun laws.
Dave Lindstrom: Guns don't create violence, might support background checks.
Dave Lindstrom: An assault rifle ban would have no effect on crime.
Derek Schmidt: Recognize out of state concealed carry permits.
Greg Orman: Owns handguns but supports background checks.
Greg Orman: Don't make it easy for a convict to get guns at gun shows.
Jake LaTurner: A+ rating from NRA for passage of Constitutional Carry.
Jake LaTurner: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Jake LaTurner: Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions.
Joan Farr: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Jean Carnahan: Advocated for gun control with sportsmen's rights.
Kris Kobach: Opposes restrictions on guns.
Laura Kelly: Supports common sense gun safety measures and safeguards.
Laura Kelly: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Laura Kelly: Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions.
Mark Holland: We can protect right to guns and make communities safer.
Michael Soetaert: Support 2nd Amendment, renewing Assault Weapons Ban.
Milton Wolf: Opposes more gun restrictions.
Pat Roberts: Don't mess with people's right to bear arms.
Patrick Wiesner: Gun rights are limited: no concealed carry on college campus.
Randall Batson: Possess & trade firearms as owners wish.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports an absolute right to gun ownership.
Roger Marshall: Make sure 2nd Amendment rights are never infringed upon.
Roger Marshall: Never encroach on citizens' right to defend themselves.
Ron Estes: Support the rights of gun owners, sportsmen, and hunters.
Ron Estes: Support for concealed carry reciprocity.
Sam Brownback: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Sam Brownback: Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions.
Sharice Davids: Gun violence a public health crisis.
Susan Wagle: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Susan Wagle: Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions.
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Health Care
Barbara Bollier: Focus on inaccessibility of healthcare and unaffordability.
Barbara Bollier: Supports Medicaid expansion & public option.
Barry Grissom: Focus on expanding health care access and affordability.
Bill Graves: Eliminate waiting period for HealthWave child health care.
Bill Graves: More funding for Medicaid matching & pharmaceuticals.
Carl Brewer: We all deserve health care, even the poor.
Chase LaPorte: Freedom of choice for personal healthcare choices.
Dave Lindstrom: Supports a market-based approach for healthcare.
Dave Lindstrom: Transparency in price and services provided helps consumers.
Dave Lindstrom: Let Medicare have power to negotiate drug prices.
Derek Schmidt: COVID: Opposed prisoner vaccines; closing churches, schools.
Derek Schmidt: Elected Attorney-General opposing Affordable Care Act.
Greg Orman: Futile to repeal ObamaCare while Obama is in office.
Jake LaTurner: Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits.
Joan Farr: Expand ObamaCare but not income-based.
Jean Carnahan: Supports Patient Bill of Rights.
Jeff Colyer: Open meetings on KanCare instead of invitation-only.
Jeff Colyer: Helped privatize Medicaid as KanCare.
Jeff Colyer: Steadfastly opposed Medicaid expansion.
Kathleen Sebelius: Obtain better prices for prescriptions & services.
Kathleen Sebelius: Reauthorize SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Kris Kobach: Support tax-free medical savings accounts.
Laura Kelly: KanCare-based Medicaid expansion to save rural hospitals.
Laura Kelly: Expand Medicaid, without further study or compromises.
Laura Kelly: Cover an additional 150,000 Kansans by expanding Medicaid.
Laura Kelly: Kansas must become 37th state to expand Medicaid.
Laura Kelly: Ban gatherings over 10, including church, for coronavirus.
Laura Kelly: Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits.
Laura Kelly: Medicaid expansion is something we can do right now.
Mark Holland: Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.
Mark Parkinson: Enact a real public smoking ban.
Matt Blunt: Allow small businesses to form association health plans.
Milton Wolf: ObamaCare extends "crony health care" which began in 1929.
Milton Wolf: ObamaCare turns health insurers into public utilities.
Milton Wolf: Free market solutions ALREADY work; so add more.
Milton Wolf: Apologizes for posting gruesome medical X-rays on Facebook.
Milton Wolf: Repeal ObamaCare & replace with PatientCare free market.
Pat Roberts: First to call for Sebelius resignation over ObamaCare fiasco.
Pat Roberts: Immediate and complete repeal of ObamaCare.
Patrick Wiesner: Make ObamaCare work; repeal is unlikely.
Randall Batson: Strongly opposes expanding ObamaCare.
Roger Marshall: Affordable Care Act is neither affordable nor caring.
Roger Marshall: Government interferes with doctor-patient relationship.
Roger Marshall: He and family took hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus.
Ron Estes: ObamaCare must be repealed.
Sam Brownback: KanCare at state level better than ObamaCare.
Sam Brownback: Refusing ObamaCare like declining a discount on the Titanic.
Sam Brownback: Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits.
Sonny Perdue: Reauthorize SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Susan Wagle: Medicaid expansion is socialism.
Susan Wagle: Expanding Medicaid will break our back with debt.
Susan Wagle: Unconstitutional to ban church gatherings for coronavirus.
Susan Wagle: Bars Medicaid expansion without abortion restrictions.
Susan Wagle: Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits.
Todd Tiahrt: FactCheck: Yes, ObamaCare levies some taxes before services.
Todd Tiahrt: Calls for Sebelius resignation over ObamaCare fiasco.
Wink Hartman: Medicaid expansion is important, but Kansas can't fund it.
Mark Holland: Medicaid coverage for lower-income Kansans.
Laura Kelly: Expand Medicaid; guarantee mental health care.
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Homeland Security
Barbara Bollier: Increase accountability of Veterans Administration.
Chad Taylor: Advocate of a national defense respected throughout world.
Dave Lindstrom: Military funding should be untouchable priority.
Greg Orman: Understand costs of military action, including veterans.
Jerry Moran: Military tribunals for terrorists are unconstitutional.
Jerry Moran: No constitutional rights for terrorists, categorically.
Jerry Moran: Increase security in our airports and harbors.
Joan Farr: Don't expand the military.
Kathleen Sebelius: Strategic Military Planning to protect vital military assets.
Michael Soetaert: I endorse & support the creation of The Department of Peace.
Milton Wolf: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
Pat Roberts: $200M for new fleet of tankers at McConnell Air Force Base.
Patrick Wiesner: Served 21 years in military; 3 years in Iraq & Afghanistan.
Randall Batson: Bring our troops home; close bases overseas.
Randall Batson: Strongly opposes expanding the armed forces.
Roger Marshall: Ensure that our military installations are fully funded.
Roger Marshall: Proudly supported a 20% increase in military funding.
Sam Brownback: Arm additional security at National Guard facilities.
Todd Tiahrt: 2006: For military tribunals to try suspected terrorists.
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Immigration
Barbara Bollier: Immigrants play a critical role in Kansas' economy.
Carl Brewer: Compassionate resolution to immigration issue.
Chad Taylor: Unmuddy the waters and create a path to citizenship.
Dave Lindstrom: National security starts with wall on southern border.
Dave Lindstrom: Build wall in some areas; use technology in other areas.
Dave Lindstrom: We need to grow, but make sure they're coming in legally.
Dave Lindstrom: No discussion of immigration reform until border secured.
Derek Schmidt: Easing asylum rules would invite more immigration law abuse.
Derek Schmidt: Failing border security means more crime victims in Kansas.
Derek Schmidt: Police should decide to work with Feds, not local officials.
Greg Orman: Illegals already here should register and pay taxes.
Greg Orman: Increase border patrols; reduce undocumented immigrant flow.
Jake LaTurner: Protect our country; build the wall.
Jeff Colyer: Fought in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants.
Jerry Moran: No driver's licenses & no college discounts for illegals.
Joan Farr: Oppose pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
John McCain: No more ballot initiatives against immigration.
Kris Kobach: Kansas shouldn't be the sanctuary state of the Midwest.
Kris Kobach: Crack down on illegals in Kansas.
Laura Kelly: Wants immigration reform that has clear path to citizenship.
Mark Holland: We can have a secure border with smart immigration policy.
Milton Wolf: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
Pat Roberts: 1986: Opposed Reagan's immigration limited amnesty bill.
Pat Roberts: Increase border patrols; reduce undocumented immigrant flow.
Patrick Wiesner: Hispanics are hard workers--but no amnesty.
Randall Batson: Benefits of citizenship only if arrived by legal means.
Randall Batson: Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship.
Roger Marshall: Spend what is necessary to secure our southern border.
Roger Marshall: Turn off magnets for migrants to enter under false pretenses.
Roger Marshall: Opposed path to citizenship for DACA participants.
Ron Estes: Securing the Southern border must be our first priority.
Susan Wagle: President Trump is right; we must build a wall.
Todd Akin: Illegal immigrants receiving benefits is unacceptable.
Todd Tiahrt: Compassion for illegals on lower tuition, but no more.
Todd Tiahrt: I've shifted my view: build the fence on Mexican border.
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Jobs
Barbara Bollier: Raise minimum wage to a living wage.
Dave Lindstrom: Bring American manufacturing back from China.
Greg Orman: Government should create environment conducive to job growth.
Jeff Colyer: Provide tools to fill 48,000 unfilled jobs in our state.
Laura Kelly: Endorsed by United Steelworkers:fighter for working families.
Laura Kelly: Rebuilding crumbling infrastructure means jobs.
Mike Parson: Low unemployment rate now, but new skills needed to move up.
Roger Marshall: Co-sponsored 2019-2020 National Right-to-Work Act.
Roger Marshall: Raising minimum wage has proven record of killing jobs.
Laura Kelly: Increase funding for Office of Registered Apprenticeship.
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Principles & Values
Barbara Bollier: She didn't leave GOP; they left her.
Carl Brewer: Bring everyone to the table, across party lines.
Carl Brewer: Hobby is competitive barbecuing: his sauce "Brewer's Best".
Chad Taylor: Separation of church and state isn't a relevant issue.
Chase LaPorte: I have built my core values upon Biblical foundation.
Chase LaPorte: American dream built on hard work, freedom of commerce.
Dave Lindstrom: Played on KC Chiefs; served on Turnpike Authority's board.
Dave Lindstrom: Concerned about growing embrace of socialism.
Dave Lindstrom: A vocal advocate for capitalism; socialism is a cancer.
Dave Lindstrom: America must repent & pray for an awakening and revival.
Derek Schmidt: Conservative who believes in protecting traditional values.
Derek Schmidt: Wrote legal brief for July 4 fireworks at Mount Rushmore.
Derek Schmidt: Public prayer by coach on school field is protected speech.
Greg Orman: We're sending the worst of both parties to Washington.
Greg Orman: 2010 Common Sense Coalition: give voice to sensible center.
Greg Orman: Fiscally conservative, socially tolerant independent.
Greg Orman: I consider myself fiscally conservative & socially tolerant.
Greg Orman: I've tried both parties and didn't like either.
Jerry Moran: I led the fight to give Republicans control of the Senate.
Joan Farr: Keep God in the public sphere.
John McCain: 5 principles for a great nation's diplomacy.
Laura Kelly: Leaders must set an example that we share a common bond.
Laura Kelly: We can be as good and decent as the people who sent us here.
Mark Holland: We're the greatest nation, we need to teach honest history.
Mark Holland: I firmly believe in separation of church and state.
Mark Holland: Must stand up for the Constitution after January 6.
Mark Holland: We all want meaningful work, opportunity for our children.
Milton Wolf: Obama is my cousin, but I oppose ObamaCare.
Milton Wolf: Career politicians are changed by Washington.
Milton Wolf: AdWatch: Roberts doesn't live in Kansas anymore.
Milton Wolf: OpEd: Tea Party "wolfpack" support; but no apology for X-ray.
Milton Wolf: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
Pat Roberts: Resides in Virginia but votes in Kansas.
Pat Roberts: Group ratings more conservative in 2014 than in 2012.
Pat Roberts: Returns home to Kansas "every time I get an opponent".
Randall Batson: Supports keeping God in the public sphere.
Randall Batson: Libertarian offers third choice between Orman and Roberts.
Roger Marshall: His nickname "Doc" disallowed on primary ballot.
Roger Marshall: Protect Church from any state efforts to restrict freedom.
Ron Estes: Won special election with national GOP support.
Sam Brownback: Five measurable, significant, achievable goals.
Sam Brownback: Our dependence is not on Big Government but on a Big God.
Susan Wagle: We need to be a more diverse party to remain relevant.
Derek Schmidt: Let Supreme Court overturn 4 states in 2020 election.
Jerry Moran: Biden won in 2020, but no inquiry into Jan. 6.
Mark Holland: Respect interests of neglected rural voters.
Laura Kelly: My message is this: Continue to meet me in the middle.
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Social Security
Barbara Bollier: Committed to protecting Social Security & Medicare.
Chad Taylor: No privatization; but we need to discuss reforms.
Dave Lindstrom: More options on where to invest for younger generations.
Greg Orman: Lack of economic growth drains Social Security.
Jean Carnahan: Save Social Security & strengthen Medicare.
Joan Farr: Don't privatize Social Security.
Kris Kobach: Allow self-managed private retirement accounts.
Pat Roberts: All options for difficult choices for long term viability.
Patrick Wiesner: Raise $180B for Trust Fund by mandated bond interest rates.
Randall Batson: Opt in/opt out of payroll deduction choice.
Randall Batson: Opt in/opt out of payroll deduction choice.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports privatizing Social Security.
Roger Marshall: Look at raising retirement age for future generations.
Laura Kelly: Raise threshold for taxing Social Security to $100,000.
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Tax Reform
Barbara Bollier: Instead of corporate tax breaks, provide middle class relief.
Chad Taylor: Simplify tax code, but no FairTax and no national sales tax.
Dave Lindstrom: Draconian taxation robs the economy of incentives.
Derek Schmidt: Sued to allow COVID relief funds use for state tax relief.
Derek Schmidt: Zero out taxes on Social Security, retirement income.
Jake LaTurner: Balance the budget; no tax Increases.
Jeff Colyer: Low taxes & smallest possible government.
Jerry Moran: Voted for tax increases 12 times, and against 200 times.
Jerry Moran: Inflation Reduction Act will raise taxes on working families.
Joan Farr: Higher taxes on the wealthy.
Kathleen Sebelius: Allow overdue taxes to be paid without penalty.
Kathleen Sebelius: Modernize tax incentive programs for start-up businesses.
Kathleen Sebelius: Create tax credit for rural business development.
Kris Kobach: Keep tax cuts despite state's budget hole.
Kris Kobach: Cut taxes; cut budget.
Laura Kelly: No more tax cuts; restore balance to the tax system.
Laura Kelly: Lowering state taxes on groceries a top priority.
Laura Kelly: $250 tax rebate to every Kansan who filed in 2021.
Mark Parkinson: Raise cigarette and sales tax to meet $400M budget gap.
Patrick Wiesner: Tax attorney and CPA.
Patrick Wiesner: Rewrite a new simpler tax code, but hire more IRS staff.
Patrick Wiesner: A new simpler code is needed; but IRS needs more staff.
Patrick Wiesner: As CPA, I'll be the Senate expert on the tax code.
Randall Batson: Replace income tax with FairTax national sales tax.
Randall Batson: Strongly opposes higher taxes on the wealthy.
Ron Estes: Simplified, fairer, flatter tax code grows the economy.
Sam Brownback: Strengthen property tax lid.
Sam Brownback: 2012 "march to zero" income tax cuts overturned.
Sam Brownback: Let states collect windfall from federal tax changes.
Susan Wagle: $500M tax cut: no state windfall from federal tax changes.
Wink Hartman: Simplify the tax-code and promote pro-growth policies.
Laura Kelly: Axe the tax on groceries, diapers, feminine hygiene products.
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Technology
Dave Lindstrom: Rural broadband must be a top priority.
Dave Lindstrom: Revisit libel laws & media protections.
Dave Lindstrom: Make critical infrastructure a priority.
Greg Orman: $80M for roads to make Kansas the epicenter of distribution.
Jeff Colyer: Help Wichita maintain its title of Air Capital of the World.
Jerry Moran: $383 million per year to help build highways and bridges.
Kathleen Sebelius: Restore funding for transportation and biosciences projects.
Laura Kelly: Established Kansas's Office of Broadband Development.
Laura Kelly: Expanded internet to 50,000+ new households, businesses.
Pat Roberts: Risk of identity theft higher with advanced tech.
Patrick Wiesner: Immediately start work on roads, bridges, and airports.
Richard Nixon: Technology misused damages environment; but can restore it.
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War & Peace
Chad Taylor: Sanctions on Iran are working; no further military action.
Chad Taylor: Air patrols on Syria ok; no deeper involvement.
Dave Lindstrom: Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world.
Dave Lindstrom: Measure military success with clearly articulable goals.
Jim Slattery: Roberts should have known Iraq intelligence was inaccurate.
Jim Slattery: Roberts delayed prewar intelligence to justify war in Iraq.
Joan Farr: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Kris Kobach: Keep US troops in Iraq; pay for it with Iraqi oil.
Pat Roberts: Whole world believed Iraq intelligence was accurate.
Pat Roberts: I led exposure of pre-Iraq war intelligence failures.
Patrick Wiesner: Protection of Iraqi oil reserves is a vital US interest.
Patrick Wiesner: It's up to the US to completely defeat ISIS.
Randall Batson: Strongly supports staying out of Iran.
Roger Marshall: Apply "peace through strength" to fight terrorism.
Ron Estes: Take the fight to ISIS and exit the disastrous Iran deal.
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Welfare & Poverty
Carl Brewer: Grew up in daily, anxious poverty.
Jake LaTurner: Work requirements and drug testing for welfare recipients.
Patrick Wiesner: Change housing policy to avoid taking on more debt.
Roger Marshall: Work requirement for able-bodied adults on food stamps.
Sam Brownback: Required work/training improves quality of life.
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The above quotations are from State of Kansas Politicians: Archives.
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